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2024 Softball Roster

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21 Kaylee Gross

  • Position OF
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Highschool Decatur Central

Biography

*BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (2/13/23)
*Academic All-District - College Sports Communicators (2023)

2024 SEASON (as a redshirt-junior): 
Appeared in 36 games, starting 9...produced 7 hits in 37 at bats, scoring 10 runs...drew 9 walks and stole 6 bases.

2023 SEASON (as a redshirt-sophomore): Appeared in all 53 games, starting 50...primarily played in center field...produced a slash line of .271/.346/.307...her 38 hits tied for second on the team and included five doubles...second on the team with 26 runs scored...notched 16 walks and 10 RBI...tied to lead the team with five sacrifice bunts...second on the team with 16 stolen bases...had a season-high four hits vs. DePaul (3/12) and a season-high three stolen bases vs. Portland State (2/11).

2022 SEASON (as a redshirt-freshman): Appeared in 44 games, starting 28...batted .250 with 18 hits that included two triples and a double...had three RBI and scored 12 runs...stole two bases...went 3-for-4 twice, first on Feb. 25 vs. Northern Illinois, and then on Mar. 4 vs. Memphis...her RBI triple on Mar. 20 vs. DePaul scored the first run in a 4-3 win that clinched the series for the Bulldogs.

PRIOR TO BUTLER: Led Decatur Central to the 2018 Indiana 4A state title...in 2019, she was named All-State honorable mention, while also being recognized with all-county honors...a two-time all-conference selection...in her three seasons at the varsity level, posted a .390 career batting average to go along with 25 doubles, 11 triples, and 66 RBI...as a freshman in 2017, hit .394 and followed that with a .280 batting average in 2018...hit .422 as a junior with 32 runs, 32 RBI and 13 stolen bases...her senior season in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic...team posted an 86-10 record, including 34-4 in conference play...team twice won county and conference titles...finished in the top five percent of her class and was a National Honors Society member...also a Senior Mentor...played for coach Don Ivey at Decatur Central...played travel ball with Indiana Gators Coleman as the Gators posted a 63-11 record...also played two seasons of volleyball

PERSONAL: Daughter of Tammy Boswell and Roy Gross...has two siblings, Jasmyn and Devin.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2021Freshman

    OF
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    OF
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    OF
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2024Redshirt Junior

    OF
    5'4"
    21
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